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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51205344 By BBC Health news One of the abiding images of any virus outbreak is people in surgical masks. Using them to prevent infection is popular in many countries around the world, most notably China during the current coronavirus outbreak where they are also worn to protect against high pollution levels. Virologists…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/23/nhs-experiment-ai-will-see-whole-city-offered-virtual-hospital/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor An entire city is to take part in NHS experiment in Artificial Intelligence to ease pressure on GPs and hospitals, under new plans. Patients will be able to Skype medics via smartphones, or receive a diagnosis by chatbots, under the deal agreed by one of the…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/21/workforce-crisis-nhs-teetering-brink By Kailash Chand Ministers must act where others have failed and put prevention rather than treatment at the heart of the healthcare system The NHS workforce shortage is forcing staff to work long hours with no breaks, and go lengthy spells without eating, drinking, sitting down or using the…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51107774 By Hugh Pym Health editor With the election and the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill out of the way, Boris Johnson’s attention has turned to the NHS. Sources talk of a “laser-like focus” on health as the government starts charting a path to delivering the promised new nurses, doctors and hospitals…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51091083 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a “ground-breaking” large-scale clinical trial will…